Benisha Hamal

Benisha Hamal (Nepali: बेनिशा हमाल; born (1992-07-25)July 25, 1992) is a Nepalese radio jockey, model, and actress known for her work in Nepali cinema.[1] She has worked on over a dozen films and more than one hundred music videos. She won several awards, including a national award in 2018 for her film Blind Rocks.[2] She is often involved in social work as well.[3]

Benisha Hamal
बेनिशा हमाल
Born (1992-07-25) July 25, 1992
Gitanagar, Amarbasti, Chitwan
NationalityNepalese
Alma materGoldengate International College
Occupation(s)Actor
Model
RJ
Years active2006-present
Known forSwor, Mahasush, Kalo Pothi, King, Mokshya, Jhyanakuti, BlindRocks, Ghar

Personal life and education

Benisha Hamal was born to Bheshraj Hamal and Shakuntala Hamal in Chitwan, Nepal. She completed her primary-level education at Golden Future Boarding English School and her School Leaving Certificate (SLC) at Arunodaya Higher Secondary School. She completed her +2 level from Shanti Academy, Bhatarpur. For her higher studies, she went to Kathmandu in 2007 and did her BA from Kantipur College of Business Management and Humanities (major English and Mass Communication) and her MA from Goldengate International College. She likes reading novels and watching movies. Her favorite Nepali actor is Rajesh Hamal, and her favorite actress is Karishma Manandhar. Apart from this, she's a big fan of cricket, as she said in interviews. She is a big fan of Paras Khadka.[4][5]

Career

Hamal worked as an RJ in Kalika FM, Bharatpur, after winning the second runner-up title of "Ideal RJ" organized by the FM itself. She also worked as VJ in various Nepali TV channels: Channel Nepal, NTV Plus and NTV. In 2009, she started her modelling career.[4] She also appeared in many TV commercials, including ads for Yum Yum Noodles, Rio Juice, UTL, Rose Village Housing, Nova Ice-cream and Wego Scooty.

She has also played in various music videos. Her first music video was Sindhuli Ko by Paul Rai. She can be seen in the music videos of Timi Arkai Ghar Ko Manche by Hementa Sharma, Aau milli by Buddha Shakya, “Tadha” by Babin Pradhan, “ Chot Khada Khada” by Manoj Raj,” Ek patak” by Rupa Bista and so on.

Her debut film as an actress was Swor directed by Prasanna Poudel in 2010.[1] Since then have starred in films like Jyaan Hajir Chha (2012), Mokshya (2014), and Blind Rocks (2018).[6] Her recent movie "Chakka Panja 4," released in 2023, was a hit in the Nepali movie industry.[7]

Filmography
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Notes Ref(s)
2010 Swor-The Melody of Dreams Debut film [1]
2012 Luck
Jyaan Hajir Chha
2013 Mahasush
2014 Mokshya Smriti [8]
2016 Kalo Pothi Kiran's sister [9]
2017 King Returns Aarati [1]
Jhyanakuti Malati [10]
2018 Blind Rocks Shristi [11]
Changa Chet [12]
2019 Ghar Maya [13]
2022 Premganj Maina [14]
2023 Chi Musi Chi - Even Dead Desire Belonging [15]
Chhakka Panja 4 [16]

Awards
  • National Award 2018
  • CG Kamana film awards 2018
  • NFDC National award 2018
  • CG kamana award 2014 in supporting role

References
  1. Lama, Sonam (2018-09-03). "5 things about Benisha Hamal". Republica. Archived from the original on 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  2. Sanghraula, Arjun Kumar (February 6, 2014). ""Interview with Benisha Hamal"" (in Nepali). "Ujyaaloonline.com". Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016. सुटिङसँगै हाम्रो 'इलु इलु' पनि सकियो : बेनिशा हमाल
  3. Bhattarai, Krishna (June 26, 2015). ""साप्ताहिक ब्लोअप : बेनिशा हमाल; हिरोइनको असार"" (in Nepali). Ekantipur.com.
  4. ""Artist Nepal - Benisha Hamal"". "Artistnepal.com". Archived from the original on 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  5. ""Nepali Actress - Benisha Hamal"". "Nepaliactress.com".
  6. "Republica" (June 22, 2016). ""Motivational young woman inspires biopic"". "My Republica". Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  7. BC, Hem Raj (2023-03-03), Chhakka Panja 4 (Comedy), Deepak Raj Giri, Kedar Ghimire, Benisha Hamal, Aama Saraswati Movies, retrieved 2023-08-05
  8. "A story of young urban Nepal". The Kathmandu Post. 2014-02-23. Archived from the original on 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  9. Aryal, Timothy (2016-06-03). "Kalo Pothi leaves audiences enthralled". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  10. Mahat, Sunny (2021-12-14). "Jhyanakuti movie review: A film that tries too hard". The Annapurna Express. Archived from the original on 2023-03-18. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  11. "Blind Rocks, a biopic on visually-impaired activist Shristi KC, premieres today". The Kathmandu Post. 2018-02-28. Archived from the original on 2020-05-31. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  12. Dixit, Abhimanyu (2018-11-17). "Producer Changa; Storytelling Chet". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  13. Mahat, Sunny (2019-07-23). "House of many horrors". The Annapurna Express. Archived from the original on 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  14. "वैशाख १ गतेदेखि ओटिटीमा बेनिशा हमालको फिल्म 'प्रेमगंज'". Setopati (in Nepali). 2023-04-09. Archived from the original on 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  15. "Friday release: 'Chi Musi Chi' in theaters throughout the country". english.ratopati.com. 2023-01-06. Archived from the original on 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  16. गिरी, कुवेर (2023-03-08). "'छक्का पन्जा ४' बेनिशाको करिअरका लागि टर्निङ प्वाइन्ट !". www.ratopati.com (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
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